Committees

The Association of Bodynamic Psychology organizes itself primarily through Committees. Committees are work groups where certain goals are set and objectives are met. They are formed by a group of individuals passionate about a particular subject area. All members of ABP can apply to be a member of any committee. Please contact the lead member for more information.

Emergency Ukraine Support Committee

Purpose: Crises support for Ukrainian people in the current conflict.

Members:

  • Hadi Marcher – hadi@bodynamic.com (committee Leader)
  • Arijana Lukic – arijana@bodynamic.com (Youtube and video exercises with translation coordination)
  • Maryna – marinaluken@gmail.com (Coordination of Therapy)
  • Patricia Graul – graul@panambi.de (Coordination of Safe Places and Organizations for Refugees)

The latest list of resources can all be found here: https://www.bodynamic.com/blog/self-support-manual-exercises-for-crisis-work-in-english-ukrainian/

Membership Committee

Purpose: Supporting community development through supporting association members.

Members:

  • Johanna Baum (lead)
  • Tina Janken Tage
  • Kristina Vasiljevaite
  • Diana Jacobs

Conference Committee

Purpose: To plan and organize the biennial Bodynamic conferences speakers, venue and event location.

Members:

  • Ditte Marcher (lead)
  • Lotte Lytton Kejser
  • Mar Barosso
  • Arijana Lukic
  • Sarah Cornish

Ethics Committee

Purpose: To maintain the highest ethical and professional standards in the field of body psychotherapy.

Members:

  • Oleh Hukovskyy
  • Wolfgang Brandt
  • Jesper Melek Nielsen
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Professional Development & Scientific Research Committee

Purpose: To create research ideas and work in collaboration with Academia in the field of somatic psychology.

Members:

  • Philip (lead)
  • Hendrikje Arzt
  • Inna Gavryliuk
  • Wolfgang Brandt
  • Smaro
  • Oleh Hukovskyy

Library Subcommittee

Purpose: Collecting, archiving and making accessible relevant journal articles in the support of somatic psychology development.

Members:

  • Wolfgang Brandt
  • Kristina Vasiljevaite
  • Hendrikje Arzt
  • Inna Gavryliuk
  • Malte Nielsen
  • Kalliopi

Interested in joining or starting a committee?

Joining a committee: Please contact the committee lead and request to join. You can also reach out to them to inquire about collaboration opportunities.

Starting a committee:  Join the ABP and make a proposal at our annual general meeting.